Monument record MDO1974 - Prehistoric field system at King's Grove, Piddletrenthide
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Summary
Earthworks of an Iron Age or Romano-British field system comprising pronounced field banks and lynchets, forming irregular fields. The lynchets average 1.3 metres high, and the field banks 0.5 metres high. The system is not so well defined in the south or the extreme east. Associated with the field system is a double lynchet trackway extending from SY 68959982 to SY 69079982. The trackway averages 3.5 metres wide, and is set between lynchets, each of which averages 0.8 metres high.
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Full Description
Centred at SY 688997. An Iron Age/Romano British field system, consisting of pronounced field banks and lynchets, forming irregular fields. The lynchets average 1.3m high, and the field banks 0.5m high. The system is not so well defined in the S. or the extreme E. The whole area is under grass and rough pasture. Associated with this field system is a double lynchet trackway 'A', which extends from SY 68959982 to SY 69079982. The trackway averages 3.5m wide, and is set between lynchets, each of which average 0.8m high. Very indistinct on air photograph CEP/UK/1974/3370-1. <1>
Total destruction confirmed. <3>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 11-FEB-55.
- <2> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 324-5.
- <2.1> SDO18839 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. RAF F21/540/1775 0219.
- <3> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 08-JAN-81.
- <4> SDO17384 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/096 RCHME Inventory: Dorset III (Central).
- <5> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 883021.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452827.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 687 997 (602m by 564m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Piddletrenthide; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 076
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 3
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452827
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 37
Record last edited
Nov 19 2022 8:18AM